"You're talking about excitement for the city. Wow," Johnson said. "I mean, since that trade everybody's talking about both teams. That's all the conversation.
"So I think you're going to see sellouts on both sides. It's a great time to be in the city of Los Angeles because the great thing is they play opposite days in terms of home games. So you're going to be able to go see a great Laker team and then a great Clipper game as well."
The Lakers and Clippers headline an NBA that, in many ways, is just happy to be back on the court after a 160-day lockout.
"I'm glad that the focus will be back on the game, back on the teams, back on the superstars that we have in this league, and they're ready to go as well," Johnson said. "The fans are back."